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A disagreement between Ward Anderson and Entertainment Film, a UK movie distributor, means the most popular movie in the country is not being shown in Ireland’s biggest chain of cinemas. The Inbetweeners has topped the box office charts two weeks in a row even though it is not showing in 23 of the republic’s 69 cinemas. The dispute began in 2005. The Savoy and Swan in Dublin and the Omniplexes in Limerick and Galway are among the outlets affected.

Ibiza arrests

Three Irishmen, one from Dublin, were among 13 people arrested by police in Ibiza. Nine Britons and a Pole were also detained after a series of raids by the civil guard in San Antonio and San Jose. They were accused of selling cocaine and designer drugs to holidaymakers. None were identified after appearances before an investigating judge. Twelve were remanded and one was